Biden/ Harris and SSDI

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. Being turned down is NOT an automatic response.

But it happens so often because people just haven't a clue just how much is needed to be approved.

First off, you have to have worked long enough in jobs covered by SS to qualify.

And then, you must be:
Unable to do the same work you did before you became disabled
Unable to do other jobs
Having a disability that is expected to last more than a year or lead to death

Those are pretty brutal qualifications.

I was an intern for a while for an attorney who did SSDI appeals, and I learned a lot. Many people rather casually think they can go on disability when they can't. Perhaps the most important thing is the documentation needed. You really have to have been under a doctor's care and then get full copies of everything. I spent a lot of time at a local SS office photocopying files that were six inches or more thick.